The Biofriendly Podcast

While electric vehicles take over the roads and legislation aims to ban fossil fuels, one must wonder if all this mining of minerals comes at a high price for our planet? This week on The Biofriendly Podcast we uncover a treasure trove of lithium on our very own U.S. soil, but the whereabouts of this valuable resource might be off-limits.

Can it be that ghosts occur naturally in the environment? From trapped angry energy stored in stones to vibrating eyeballs that tell a different story, we bust these ghostly tales wide open in this special Halloween episode of The Biofriendly Podcast.

Did you know that zombies are real?! This week on our 'fun-sized' Halloween episode of The Biofriendly Podcast, we ravenously devour into the scientific facts of zombie ants, infected snails and mindless mice. Find out the horrifying truth about what makes a zombified ant shake it's gaster in the air like it just don't care. 

Did you know that seaweed absorbs way more CO2 than rainforests, but unfortunately billions of tonnes are washing up on beaches in the Gulf of Mexico because of our changing climate. This week on The Biofriendly Podcast we take the plunge into a bizarre 'Roomba meets Pac-man' device designed to collect seaweed and sink it to the bottom of the ocean, and we are pleasantly surprised when a cast of famous characters turn up on this episode.

Although a tiny slip of paper might not seem like a big deal when it comes to the environment, a new bill in California aims to permanently switch to digital receipts. This week on The Biofriendly Podcast we look into why these proofs of purchase are getting into landfills and under your skin, what we can do to prevent them, and what is the official verdict on pumpkin spice?

It's easy to get overwhelmed with what we can and cannot eat when it comes to a healthy diet, and factoring in how it affects our environment makes it even more complicated. But hey, if we are going to heal the planet together, we've got to be fed, right? This week we share a few delicious foods that you can enjoy without feeling guilty as they can be good for you, we review our recent trip to Orlando, and why are some of us thinking about the Roman Empire?

Once the autumn leaves begin to fall we all reach for the rake and start to clean them all up, but this year... don't bother! Unless of course your plan is to rake them into a perfect jumping pile, then by all means go for it. But there are plenty of good nutrients in those fallen leaves to help your soil, and letting them lie is the best way they can get into the ground. So join us for this week's Biofriendly Podcast where we sing a little song about leaving them be, share the best ways to embrace the fall foliage, and is Honey I Shrunk the Kids a documentary?

The wine industry is going through a lot of changes now that we have to re-think our farming strategies in certain regions, but not all of it is bad news. This week on The Biofriendly Podcast we choose a bottle of red and a bottle of white to sip on new scientific data, see how people are rethinking wine bottles, and how are you supposed to find the right sustainable brand when you go shopping?